As an aside- I also have to say that I love that the ai is named Jarvis. I heard someone say that is a lame name for an ai, but that is EXACTLY what a scientist would name his robot buddy, not something over dramatic and retarded like "Akira" or "Achilles" or "Nova" or "Veritas" or "Windstorm" or you know, the usual "meaningful/cool" names that you could never say with a straight face.

As an aside- I also have to say that I love that the ai is named Jarvis. I heard someone say that is a lame name for an ai, but that is EXACTLY what a scientist would name his robot buddy, not something over dramatic and retarded like "Akira" or "Achilles" or "Nova" or "Veritas" or "Windstorm" or you know, the usual "meaningful/cool" names that you could never say with a straight face.

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Also, Jarvis was the name of the Avenger's butler. So, y'know, little homage.

For a moment there I thought his legs were going to shoot in different directions. I wonder how the suit keeps itself balanced since the force of the "jet boots" would be toooooo much for Tony himself to control physically.

But damn, the CGI in this movie is top notch. That suit looks freakin' believable!!

For a moment there I thought his legs were going to shoot in different directions. I wonder how the suit keeps itself balanced since the force of the "jet boots" would be toooooo much for Tony himself to control physically.

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Well, the suit is like a mechanical suit. It probably keeps the legs stable itself while still responding to Tony's actions. There's pistons, rods, joints and wires under the boot armour, maybe that's what stabalizes it?

Unless of course, the scene where his legs do shoot off in different directions was not shown. I agree, the suit looks real, like it's made out of real metal. (Mark 1, 2 and 3's all do)